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KITCHEN SAFE. Y "No. 274,021. l Ilmtented Mar. 13,1883'.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.'

FRANKLIN X. OBERLE, OF ST. J OSPII, MISSOURI.

KiToi-i EIN-SAFE.

SPECIFICATION forming part ef Lettere Patent No. 274,021, dated Meren 13, 1883.

Application filed January 9, 1883.

To all whom it may concern.-

i Be it known that I, FRANKLIN X. OBERLE of St. Joseph, in the county of Buchanan and State ot' Missouri, have invented a new andimproved Kitchen-Safe, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

rIhe object of my invention is to provide a new and improved4 kitchen-safe which is t'urnished with compartments for contniningiiour and with a board for making dough.

Theinventon consists in a kitchensafe constructed with a sliding top, and with a sliding kneading or baking board which covers a series of compartments formed in the sai'e,\vhere by, it' the top is moved to one side and the baking'or kneading board is withdrawn, the. Hour whichis contained iu the above-mentioned icompartments can be scooped from the saine and formed into loaves, cakes, 85e., on the board.

The invention also consists iu combinations of parts,as Will be fully described and set forth hereinafter.

Reference is Vto be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specihcation, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding `parts in both the figures.

Figure l is a perspective view of my improved kitehen-safe, showing the kneadingboard Withdrawn. Fig. 2`is a crosssectional elevation of the same, showing the kneading 0I' baking board pushed into the safe. i i

The box or sale A is provided with a series of drawers, B, of suitable size, whichv are adapted to receive salt, sugar, and other like articles used in the kitchen, which drawers can be Withdrawn from the front ot' the safe. The topw() of the safe is provided in its longitudinal edges with grooves c, into which tongues b, formed on the top of the safe, project, thus permitting the top C to slide in the direction of its length. `.A box,.1), provided with adrawer, E,foreontaining some suitable article, is secured on the top O. A kneading or baking board, F, is held in `the upper part of the safe A, below the top O, and is adapted to slide in and out.` The kneading-board is l provided with side pieces, Gr, which guide it,

and with a front end piece, H, the said side (Model.)

and end pieces, G and'H, projecting above the surface of the board. At its inner end it is provided with a rear end piece, J, which strikes against the front ot' the safe when the board F is withdrawn, and thus prevents the boat-d F from being withdrawn entirely from the safe. The space below the kneading-board isdivided into aseries of' compartments, M, N, and O,'for receiving different grades ot' tlour, Which'compartments are open at the t0p.

1f dough is to be made, the top C is removed by sliding it oiIof the safe in the direction ot' its length, and then the kneading-board F is Withdrawn, thereby opening the tops of the compartments M, N, and O, which contain the iiour. By means of a scoop the desired liour can easily be taken Jfrom the compartment and put upon theboard F, and can be kneaded,

molded, 85o., to form loaves of the desired form or shape.

1tdesired, the kneadingboard can be made of a -stone slab,l such as conl'ectioners use.

When not in use the board is pushed into the safe and the topC is replaced. It is not necessary that the top C should beentirely removed from the safe, but need only be moved in the direction of its length suliiciently to un cover the top of the safe.

. The above-described safe occupies but very little space, can contain a large quantity of different kinds of materials, and is very handy and convenient for making bread, biscuits, pastry, &c.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination, with a kitchen-safe, of asliding kne-.idiug-board, F, and a sliding top, G, su bstantiaily as herein shown and'described, and for thepurpose set forth.

2. The combinatiomwith a kitchen-safe, A, 

